“Disagreement is not necessarily a reason to head for Splitsville. In fact, a relationship without disagreement is probably too brittle to last. Some of the best human bonds are forged in the fire of disagreement.”

— Jerry Spinelli

Source: Today I Will: A Year of Quotes, Notes, and Promises to Myself

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American children's writer 1941

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